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PI iINIING moans Filed Oct. 16. 1928 6 Sheets-Stieet 6 z Patented Nov.10, .1931

Joan A. Boston, or cnrcneo, rumors PRINTING MACHINE A immmv fil edOctober 1c, 1928. Serial No. 812,891.

Generically this invention relates to printing presses, but it is moreespecially directed to the type employed for printing newspapers, andcomprehends substantially im- 5 provements over my prior Patent No.1,149,-

620, and is adapted for use on small, medium. sized, or metropolitanneWspapers' An important object of this invention is theprovision ofimproved means for associatf ing the main full speed webs and insertingthe half speed, Q-page supplement sheets between any of the -pag'esheets either in book form or in sections.

A furtherimportant object is the provision 5 of means for assembling 2,3, or 4 sections from a sin le set of plates, and for eliminating tapesyv so locating the rotary folders as to deliver the papers to theassembling and half-page folder devices, with the 2-page, half-speedsupplement sheets inserted hetween any of the i-page sheets as shovereferred to.

Another important object otthis invention is the elimination ofduplicate plates with columns around by the use of plates with columnsacross, whereby the webs never travel more thanBt to 36 inches to printand fold a complete newspaper, thereby effecting a gain in speed overthe columns around meth- 0d of over per cent and rendering" it possibleto print three sections of a newspaper and requiring less margin on eachend of the page, thus eiiecting the saving of the paper. i

Another object of this invention is the pro vision of means for printingend folding a complete newspaper either in book form or sections withoutthe use out any angle bars on any oi? inein webs,

A further oh iect of this invention is the provision of perfecting"units so constructed and arranged as render it possible to in crease theplate area hy 3s when t perfecting unit is full speed to produce a tpagepaper from t original plat-es and when running; hair" speed, a per fromduplicate such con truction rendering it possible to print 1 a newspaper by increasing the product by e up to the full cepecity of printingreechin- W V i A further important object of this invention is thePIOVISiOII of means for folding together as one product two or threesections of a newspaper from a single set of lates,

each section having-thesam'e number 0 pages or certain of the sections adifi'erent number of pages, and no idle perfecting units on anycombination, either in book form or sections up to-the full capacity ofthe printing machine. 0

A still further importantobject of this invention is the provision ofmeans for printing the outside pages of a multiplicit of sectiprz: inone or twocolors from a sing e set of p a S. v

Another object of this invention is the provision of means forselectively associating a multiplicity of web members from a singleformer or a plurality of formers on a single width rotary folder,-selectively associating m certaln of the webs on one or more additionalrotary folders, and assembling and deliw ering the sections from two ormore rotary folders to a second folder or the sections from 7 two ormore additional folders to another second folder, or the entire productto one second folder as desired. With these and other objects in View,which will become apparent as the description proseeds, the inventionresides in the construe tion, combination and arrengeinent of parts,

hereinafter more fully described end cleiined,v and illustrated in the.accompanying drewings, in which like characters ofreferenee indicatelike parts throughout the several figures, of which:

Fig. l is a front view diagrammatically shown of my improved printingmachine, showing two formers end relative location its co-actingcomponents with web inii W width and one pegs wide supplement pertesting units dia rammaticelly illustrated;

Fig. 2 is e si c View diagrammatically shown of the perfecting" unitsone or? the formers, showing the oi? delivering theperfccted wehs to theformers one of the supplement angle hers illustrated in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a side Viewdiegrsmmaticaily shown of a modified form oimechine'end i Fig. 3, the travel of the webs being at right angles tothe travel of the webs as shown 1n Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a side view diagrammatically shown of a smaller type of press,showin the perfecting units, supplement cutter and rotary folders, inparallelism and situated in substantially the same longitudinal plane;

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary top plan'view showing the driving mechanism ofthe machine illustrated in F igs.-3 and 4;

Fig. 7 illustrates the gearing assembly for operating the machineillustrated, in Fig. 3;

Fig. 8 is a detail assembly diagrammatically' showing mechanisms foreffecting double cutting and folding of the web per each revolution ofthe rotary folder;

Fig. 9 is a detailed view of the second folder blade and actuatingmechanism;

Fig. 10 is a fragmentary view of main web broken away showing manner ofchanging direction of travel of the supplement we? by means of quarterturn angle bar; an

Fig. 11 is a detail sectional view of the forwarding rollers showing theeccentric bushing, and

Fig. 12 is a detail view of the retractile pin and auxiliary stripperstructure of one of the rotary folders.

The general type of presses at present employed for printing mediumsized and metropolitan newspapers, known as the preferred form, employsemi-cylindrical plates with columns circumferential to the platecylinders, and embrace two methods of printing, namely, the transfermethod and collect run, and in the transfer method 1, 2 or 3 or 4formers are used. Under this method twice as many printing plates on thecylinders must be used as there are pages in the newspaper, if the wholeproduct is folded on one former, the first fold is made on the formerwhich will be a book form paper. Under, this method of operation it isonly possible to get half as many pages as there are printing plates onthe cylinder.-

' In producing two sections two formers are required, and there willhave to be duplicate printing plates used on the cylinders as abovedescribed. In folding 3 sections 3 formers, and 4 sections 4 formers,are required.

From the above, it is apparent that under this method it will take anextremely large press to print enough pages for a newspaper, as half theplates on the press are duplicate plates, and therefore all theduplicating printing surface is going to waste.

Under the collect run method of operation one or two formers are used,and original plates are employed. If one former is in use the twosections are collected below the former, if 2 formers are used 4sections are collected below the formers to print and fold a completenewspaper. Under this method the perfected webs have to travel adistance of from 45 to 47 inches.

By this method it is impossible to print and fold 3 sections, 2 or 4sections must be produced. It will thus be seen that the first methodhas. a great disadvantage by using ,duplicate plates, and the secondmethod is' very slow as the webs travel such a long distance to effect acomplete newspaper.

It was to overcome the above and other deficiencies by providing aprinting press having the columns across the plate cylinders whereby thewebs need not'travel more than 34 to 36 inches in printing and folding acomplete newspaper, thereby eflecting a gain in speed of approximately30 per cent, and effecting a saving in paper by having less margin ateach end of the page; providing a more practical way of cutting the websdesigned to print a- 4-page sheet or a 2-page sheet on a 4-pageperfecting unit; and approved method of associating the main full speedwebs and inserting the half speed 2- page supplement sheets between anyof the 4-page main sheets, either in book form or in sections; sodesigned as to print in one or two colors the outside pages of eachsection from a single set of plates; effecting the elimination of alltapes; by the improved location of the folding rollers with respect tothe rotary folders; rendering it possible to print and fold 3 sectionsfrom a single set of plates; embodying an improved method of assemblingsections from. a single set of plates; so designed that it will not benecessary to use more than one 2-page sheet in serted between the 4-pagemain sheets to produce a complete newspaper, either in book form orsections; the elimination of all angle bars on the full speed main websin folding a complete newspaper either in book form or sections; sodesigned that there will be no idle perfecting units on any combination,either in book form or sections, up to the full capacity of the printingmachine; capable of folding together as one product 2 or 3 sections of anewspaper from a single set of plates. each section having the samenumber of pages or certain of the sections a different number; sodesigned that the size of the machine may be increased by the additionof S-page and 4-page perfecting units on the same machine, thus enablingthe size of the machine to be increased by 4 pages or by 8 pages; animproved way of associating a plurality of full speed webs from onefolder or from 2 or more folders and collecting the sections from two ormore rotary folders and delivering such product to a second folder, and

si ned the device forming the subject matter 0 this invention.

To facilitate the discussion of this inven- 4 tion, it will hereinafterbe considered insofar as practical under the following headings:Printing and perfecting units, Associating, Cutting and foldingmechanisms, Assembling, and Conclusion.

The apparatus hereinafter to be described comprises printing mechanisms,slitters, formers, web associating means, supplement cutter and carriermechanisms, main cutters, carriers/and rotary folders, secondary foldermechanisms and assembling and delivery devices cop'eratively associated,as will hereinafter more fully appear. I In the illustrated embodimentcharacterizing this invention there is shown a plurality of continuouslymoving main web members 1, and supplement Web members 2 adapted to beprinted by the main perfecting units A and supplement perfectin units B,which will be fully described ml or the following heading:

Printing and perfecting units Depending upon the particular type ofpress in connection with which they may be employed, the main perfectingunits A are preferably equal in length to the length of four pages plusmargins, as diagrammatically shown in Fig. 1, or they may be of lesserwidth depending upon the particular requirements. The supplementperfecting units B equal inlength to the length of one page plusmargins,-are also diagrammatically shown in Fig. 1.

Each of the perfecting units A are composed of impression cylinders 3and plate cylinders a generally comprising two plate cylinders and twoimpression cylinders, each plate cylinder and its respective impressioncylinder being designated as a printing couple. Each plate cylinder isadapted to have suitably mounted thereon a type plate coveringapproximately half of its clrcumference with type columns extendinglength wise of the cylinder, generally designated as columns across, incontradistinction to such plates having columns circumferential of thecylinder, as is now prevalent. The other half of the circumferencehaving suitably mounted thereon a similar-type plate for printing adifferent page. It will thus seen that with each revolution of the platecylinder two complete pages will be printed from original plates andtherefore for each added page length of the cylinder theprintingcapacity will be increased by two pages per revolution of thecylinder up to the full capacity of the press. As illustrated in Figs. 1and 2 the main web perfecting units A are of a length equal to fourpages plus margins, adapted to perfect webs of one to four page widths.The supplement perfecting units B are composed of impression cylinder 5and-plate cylinder 6, similar to the main perfecting units, with theexception that they are one page wide.

N 0 further discussion is deemed necessary in connection with thearrangement of the printing plate structures with columns extendinglengthwise of the cylinders in the description of this invention, as theadvantages of such an arrangement are fully set forth in my Patent No.1,149,620.

Usually the plate cylinders are mounted above the impression cylindersand outwardly of the impression cylinders, not only to permit travel ofthe web over guide rollers 7 but for the purpose of permittinexpeditious application and removal of t e printing plates. While insome types of machines it may be expedient to mount the printing platesbelow the impression cylinders, yet the same relative positions aremaintained so that the printing plates may be mounted with the sameexpedition. The main erfecting units A run at'full speed in per ectingthe main web 1, and the supplement.

perfecting units B normally. run at half speed in perfecting thesupplement web 2, 1

but in some instances it may be desirable to operatethesupplement uniteither at half speed or full speed, as will hereinafter more fullyappear, also in some instances it may be necessary to perfect both sidesof a one page wideweb by theperfecting unit emracing only one impressioncylinder and ciated ink drum 10 and form rollers 11 are suitablymounted. adjacent one of the impression cylinders 3 of the upper mainperfecting unit A as shown in Flg. 2, adapted to effect the printing ofthe outside pages of a multiplicity of sections in one or two colors aswill be clear without further description.

it is apparent that the respective main webs travel over suitable guiderollers 7 and over drag roller 12 suitably posithe upper edge of formers13, where the 1 Us are slit by cutters 14, suitably. mo on shaft 15adjacent said roller, or they r be mounted on the drag roller, if 1 andfrom which point the webs are "'i ted M) associating or forwardingrollers 16 in un d at the lower end of formers 13 I er dire *tly to acutter-and carrier mechanism,

rected over suitably located guide rollers and in some instances over.angle bars 17, suitably mounted spaced below the formers and inalignment with the supplement perfecting unit B or direct to theforwarding or associated rollers as will hereafter more fully appear.

Associating The variouswebs have now reached a point where they are tobe associated and directed to thevarious cutter and folding mechanismshereinafter more fully described. At the lower ends of the formers thereare suitably mounted a pair of forwarding or associating rollers 16, andwhich extend at right angles to drag roller 12, one of these rollers issuitably mounted on an eccentric bushing 18,

. passing therebetween.

so that the roller may be moved forward or awayfrom its complementalroller to compensate for different thicknesses of webs In thisconnection, it will be noted that all pairs of rollers hereinafterreferred to through which one or more webs or folded sections may passare similarly constructed.

In addition to the rollers 16 above described the associating devicescomprise a pair of forwarding rollers 19, one of which is mounted on aneccentric bushing 18, mounted adjacentand in parallelism with mainrotary cutter 20 and its cooperatingrotary folder 21, and a similar setof rollers 19 is positioned adjacent each of the rotary folder units,and

a. pair of similar rollers 22 are mounted adjacent toand in parallelismwith supplement cutter 23 and carrier cylinder 24, whereby the insertsheet is directed from said" unit through suitably positioned guides 25to the respec tive sets of rollers 19 located intermediate thesupplement cutter unit and main cutter 20 and rotary folder 21, where itwill be. inserted and associated with main full speed webs by saidrollers 19, and from which point the associated webs are directed to thesaid cutter and rotary folder 21, as will hereinafter appear. I

' It will thus be seen that the webs may be directed over guide rollers7 to the desired set of rollers 19 from the rollers 16 or directly fromthe perfecting units, depend ng upon their location as hereinafterappearing,which method of associating permits one or a plu-' rality ofwebs to be directed to a single rotary folder or certain of the webs tovarious other rotary folders as desired. and as hereinafter explained.In this connection it is apparent that certain of the webs .may be.directed on one side of a particular supplement cutter unit and anotherweb or webs on the opposite webs prior to their reaching the rotaryfolders.

Uniting and folding mechanisms The perfected main webs and supplementwebs having been inserted are now ready to be acted upon by the cuttingand folding mechanisms, which will now be described. The supplementcutter 23 and rotary carrier cylinder 24 are positioned substantially aninsert page distance from the forwarding or associating rollers 19. The.cutter 23 is provided with cutting blade 26 which cooperates with thecutting blocks 27 to cut the supplement web, the pins 23 of the cylinder24 carrying the leading end of the supplement on the supplement carriercylinder 24 until it is stripped therefrom by the stripper points 4:formed on the upper end of one of the guide members 25, said pointsadapted to travel in grooves 28 of said cylinder, the insert sheetpassing through guides 25 to be engaged by the main webs 1, travelingbetween the rollers 19 on-either side of said insert sheet.

Suitably mounted in parallelism with the forwarding or associatingrollers 19 as above described approximately an insert page distant fromthe supplement cutter and carrier unit, is located the main cuttercylinder 20 having the usual cutting blade 29 adapted to cooperate withthe cutting blocks 30 of rotaryfolder cylinder 21 every second rev- IUUolution of said cylinder 20, and the retractile in the said blocks, aremounted on the extremity of arms 33 pivotally connected to arm 34carrying roller 35 adapted to travel over cam 36. Said pins 32 areadapted to engage the leading end of the web as it is acted on by cutterblade 29 and carry said end or ends to the point a, at which point thepins are retracted by the action of cam 36 on roller 35 concomitantlywith the engagement of the leading end of the web by the pins 37.adapted to extend in openings adjacent said pins 32. Said pins 37 aresecured in auxiliary carrier 38 mounted on shaft 39 suitably positionedin parallelism with cylinder 21, the leading end of the web beingcarried under guide 40, suitably mounted on shaft 41 known manner iscoming into action to fold acetate and deliver the sheets, now justreleased as above described, to folding rollers 45 for assembly anddelivery to a second folder as are adapted to be employed, the numberand location depending upon the type and capacity of the particularmachine, but in all instances, these various folder units are one pagewide and are in a straight line, that is, they. are all in relativeparallelism and in vertical or longitudinal alignment depending uponwhether they are positioned at the same level or at different levels. Bylocating the folders in this manner irrespective of the position of theperfecting units, that is to say,

Whether they are positioned in parallelism with the folder or whether atright angles thereto and irrespective of the number of decks employedand whether double or single formers are used, the webs may be deliveredto a single cutter 20 and cooperating rotary folder 21, or certain ofthe webs from one former 13 may be directed to a second rotary folder,certain of the webs to a third, and so forth, or webs from each former13 maybe delivered to one, two or more rotary folders 21 for, deliveryof the entire product to a second folder or-t he product from eachfolder to different second folders, as will be more fully hereinafterexplained.

Assembling As above described the sheets have received their first foldand the folded edges have been engaged by folding rollers 45. Suitablymounted guides 46 having their-upper ends adjacent rollers are adaptedto receive the folded sheets asthey leave the rollers 45 and as they aregenerally located below-said rollers the sheets are adapted to drop downto be engaged by a pair of assembling rollers 47, at the lower ends ofsaid guides and in some instances a second rotary folder may be mounted.at a slightly higher level, and there fore the guide members 46 leadingdown from their respective cooperating rollers 45 may be slightly longerthan the first mentioned guides with whichthey may converge beforereaching rollers 47, as shown in Fig. 1, or they may extenddownwardly'and communicate with main delivery guide 48 at a separatepoint, as shown in Figs. 3, 7 and 8.

The guide members 48 spaced similar to guides 46'to allow the passage ofthe folded sheets therebetween extend substantially' in a horizontalplane and terminate at each'side of themachine in suitably mounted stops49-11 and 49-L,' respectively. Said rollers 47 are adapted toassemble-the sections from each of the rotary folders and deliver sameto a" second folder 50, suitably mounted adjacent each of the stops 49-R-and 49-L,.and

as these folders are similar only one 'isillu'strated. In order that theproduct from the left hand rotary folder assembled by rollers 47 may bedirected to the left'hand second folder a roller 51 is mounted in thebottom guide 48 adapted to cooperate with one of the rollers 47 drivenby belt 52 from roller 53 similarly mounted, spaced therefrom and drivenfrom drive shaft 64 by belt 55'. The

assembling rollers 47R are similar to the rollers 47 above described andare adapted to assemble the sections from the right hand series ofrotary folders 21R, except that a switch 56 is suitably mounted in guide48 and adapted to cooperate with one or the other of said rollers todirect the product through said guide 48 to theri ht or to the left asdesired. Said rollers FY-R are driven by belt 57 from the upper roller47 drive n'by its cooperating lower roller which is in turn driven bybelt 58 from drive shaft 59; Belts 155 and 58 are rovided with idlerrollers 60 in order to'mamtain said belts taut. While the product fromthe two left hand folders 21 may be delivered to the left hand secondfolders 21 delivered to the stop 49 -11,, by

actuation of the switch 56 the entire product will be directed to theleft hand stop 49-L and to the second folder similar to the folderdescribed in connection with 49.-R.1 The one is shown, but in allinstances the rinciple.

is identical of the converging gui es being positioned in accordancewith the location of the various rotary folders with respect to n v uide48. It will thus be seen that where two olders are used by grouping therotary folders below the associated devices and the arrangement with itscooperating assern ling devices that a compact arrangement ofcooperating parts is effected; and that the entire product may beexpeditiously assembled either in book form or sections as desired,which will hereinafter be more fully shown.

,' ,While I have above described the cutter 20 and rotary foldermechanisms 21 preferably utilized in my improved arrangement, yet insome instances it may be desirable to employ a double type of rotaryfolder as illustrated in Fig. 8. It will'be noted that the main fullspeed webs are assembled in the same manner ide as previously described.In this instance are shown forwarding rollers 22', supplement cutter andcarrier folder 23 and 24,respect1v ely,

a pair of forwarding rollers X mounted ad- 7 jacent guides 25 and a pairof forwarding .rollers 19 adjacent the cutter cylinder 20a and rotaryfolder 21a and a second rotary cutter 20a and folder 21a locatedadjacent and, on a slightly-higher. level than thefirst utter andfolder, respectively; Each of the Gonolusz'on The perfecting units,associating devices, cutting and folding mechanisms and assemblingdevices and structures being similar in operation and generalconstruction have been described under the above headings, and suchcomponents, together with their structural arrangement will now becoordinated and operatively described with reference to the differentarrangements as illustrated and comprehended by this invention.

From the above structural description in connection with Figs. 1 and 2,it is apparent that the full speed perfecting units A may be built 2, 3or 4 pages wide, and the supplement perfecting units B, 1 or 2 pageswide. \Vhen the supplement perfecting unit is built one page wide, thereare two plate and two impression cylinders to perfect .web 2, and whenthe said unit is 2 pages wide thereis only one plate cylinder and oneimpression cylinder used to perfect the web. In Fig. 1 the webs 1 areled from the perfecting units A around guide roller 7 to drag roller 12,where they are slit by cutters 14 and delivered to forwarding orassembly rollers 16.

The angle bar 17 is suitably positioned below rollers 16, and thesupplement web 2 as it passes thereover is given a quarter turn andpasses over guide roller 17 and is brought into alignment with the mainwebs, one of which is directed outwardly and downwardly around saidsupplement carrier 24 and between rollers 19. One or more of the fullspeed webs 1 are brought to the opposite side downwardly near cutter 23over guide roller 7 and between rollers 19. The half speed supplementweb 2 after passing over angle bar 17 and roller 17 passes betweenforwarding rollers 22 and "cutting cylinder 23 and carrier cylinder 24where the web is cut into two page supplement sheets. The leading end ofthe supplement web will be carried by pins 23 on supplement carriercylinder 24 and stripped therefrom by the stripper points 24' on theupper end of suitably positionedguides 25 and then passes downwardbetween said guides to forwarding rollers 19 where it will start to runat full speed between the main web members 1 as above described. Aspreviously stated some of the main web members can be led on either sideof the supplement cutter unit, the number on one or the other sidedepending upon between which sheets it is desired to insert the suplement sheets, and certain of the web memers may be run to the rotaryfolder 21 positionedto one side inwardly from the supplement cutter andat a higher level than the rotary cutter 21 positioned below saidsupplement cutter.

It is obvious that by virtue of this im proved arrangement of parts itis possible to' print, associate and insert sheets, either in book formor sections having the outside pages printed in one. or more colors asheretofore described. By locating one of the rotary folders 21 below thesupplement cutter 23 and another adjacent but in a higher plane,sufficient room is provided between the angle bar 17 and the lowerrotary folder 21 for the supplement cutter and carrier unit to bepositioned. The operation with respect to the first folded sheets is asfollows \Vhen folding a book form paper with supplements. the webmembers will all be led to the lower left hand cutting cylinder 20 androtary folder 21, the leading ends of the main webs will be. carried bypins 32 of rotary folder 21 around to point (I. picked up by pins 37 andcarried under guide 40. where they will be stripped from said roller bystrippers 12 before the tail end of the sheet is cut by cutter :25). Atthis point the folder blade -14 comes into action to fold the sheetcentrally between folding rollers 45, the first folded edges of thesheets passing down between guides 46, as

sembling rollers 47, between guides 48. and over to stop 49R.:where thepaper will be given a halfpage told by av second folder blade 50.

\Vhere the paper is folded in two sections the operation is as follows:Some of the web members 1 pass between the lower cutter 20 and rotaryfolder 21, where the leading ends of the web members will be carriedaround and stripped off by'strippers 42. the folder blade 44 folding thesheets centrally between folding cylinder-s45. the folded sectionpassingdownwardly between assembling rollers 47, as heretoforedescribed, where this section will be assembled with the other sectionsand the remainder of the run'haviug been described in connection withthebook form paper the operation from this point is in like manner. Sincethe operation of right hand folders 21--Rare identical to the operationwith respect to the left hand folders 21-L, a

further description is thought unnecessary.

\Vhere it is desired to assemble three sections together running overthree rotary folders the switch 56 will be thrown, so that the. sectionfrom one of the folders 21R will be directed to the left and carriedbetween guides 46. where it will meet the other two sections, and wherefour sections are required four rotary folders will be used. theoperation being similar to that already described. It will be furthernoted that I have described the webs running from one former to onecutter and to run the main Webs 4 pages wide,two

full width formers will be in use and all three slitters 14 will be inoperation.

I have described the half-speed supplement cutting device on one side ofthe machine and where another one is used on the opposite side, itslocation and operation will be identical withthe one heretoforedescribed.

It is to be understood where mechanisms or parts of mechanisms are notshown but are described, that such mechanisms may be of any usual orapproved construction suitable for the purpose set forth and as therotative components such as plate and impression cylinders, cutter andcarrier cylinders, web propelling rollers, rotary folders, and soforth,-

certain of the components being operated at full speed or at half speedby suitable gears Well known in the art, it is not deemed necessary todescribe such chains of gearing other than in general terms, since it isobvious that such slightmodifications as are necessary in connectionwith the diflerenttypes may be effected without departing from thegeneral principle employ ed.

The various rotative folder and cutting units, assembly devices andsecond folder as illustrated in F ing. 1 are driven from main driveshaft 61 through gear train 62, and folder blade is raised and loweredat proper time intervals to effect a second fold of the product as it isdelivered thereto, as will be well understood without furtherdescription. The perfecting units illustrated in Fig. 2 for perfectingthe full speed main webs and half speed supplement webs prior to theirdeliv-' cry to the mechanisms illustrated in F i 1 are likewise drivenby main shaft 61, the full.

speed units being driven by a bevel gear 64:, suitably mounted on thelower end of vertical shaft 65 for actuating the upper perfecting unitA, andthe color plate cylinder 9 may be driven from impression cylinder3 as'is well understood. Similar gears 63 and 64 are adapted to drivevertical shaft 66 for operating the sup lement perfecting unit B. and a'slip gear 6 mounted on the upper end of shaft 66 may be shifted in anywell known manner to drive said perfecting unit at full speed asdesired.

The machine illustrated in Figs. 3 and a is identicalin operation to themachine above described and illustrated in Figs; 1 and 2, eX-' cept itis primarily adapted forpublication of a medium sized newspaper andadapted tov have its output increased by the addition of additionalperfecting and rotary folder units,

as will hereinafter a pear. The perfecting units illustrated in ig. 4'are positioned at right angles to the'perfe'cting units shown in Fig. 3.The perfecting units shown in Fig. i

are driven by main shaft 611), similar to the perfecting'units' asillustrated Fig.2,

to shaftfilb and .shaft 69 to gear train 62?), as

will be apparent without further-description.

There are no angle bars employed on this "re machine, either on thesupplement webs or on the main webs and there are no idle perfectingunits on any combination, either in book form or sections up to the fullcapacity of the printing machine, and it is also adapted to print amultiple of 2 pages up to the full capacityofthe machine. The main fullspeed perfecting unit A is one page wide and the perfected full speedweb 1 is led around guide roller Z, directed to rollers 19b and rotaryfolder 211;. The sup-- plement perfecting unit B is adapted to mm atfull speed or half speed and will be led around suitably positionedguide rollers 71) to supplement rollers 22?) and through supplementcutting cylinders 23b and 24b and delivered between the single width web1 from perfecting unit A and full speed web 1 from rollers 16?), as willbewell understood. It will be observed that the single width supplementperfecting unit B and the single width 1- age wide main full speedperfect: ing unit are parallel to the supplement cutting cylinders 23?)and 24b and single width main rotary folder-21b, and are positionedclose to floor line. 1 A particular advantage of this type of machine isthat a 4-page perfect ing unit can be added to increase the capacity ofthe machine. V

Having described in detail the single width -1page wide perfectingunits, the 2- page wide full speed perfecting units positioned at rightangles to the l-page wide units and rotary folders as illustrated inFig. 4 will now beexplained. .All of the main full speed 16% webs 1 fromthe perfecting units A, Fig. l, are led around suitable guide roller 7?)and to drag roller 12?) where they are slit by slitter 14:?) passingdown over former l3?) and between assembling rollers 16?). In thisconnection it will be noted that in all of the forms of my invention thefolded sections, etc. run downwardly,-.which not only assures correcttransit through the machine but obviates complicated forwarding elementsand efiects compact location of parts with a consequent increase inspeed ofthe product during its course of travel. 1 f j. If it isdesiredto run all the product in book'form, alljthe full speed'webs willrun 1. down to forwarding rollers 19b, below the supplement cuttercylinders andthelower rotary folder 216, where the main sheets will befolded centrally with the main 2 -page in sert sheet folded between themain pages, the "III folded sheets being carried by rollers are,

through guide 48?) to stop 49b and be acted the web members running overthe former will run to a second rotary-folder 21b positioned adjacenttobut above the lower folder 217) to be similiarly folded, said lattersection will meet the section coming from the first rotary folder, thetwo sections being carried over to sto 49?), where they will be giventhe half page fold, as above described. It will be noted that the secondrotary folder adjacent m to and slightly above the lower folder 216 issuitably positioned for assembling the two sections coining together. Itis important in printing machines to increase the number of sectionsfolded as one product and the advantage of locating rotary folders asabove described renders it possible to initially have but one rotaryfolder, a second rotary folder being added, and still an other asdesired, as shown in Fig. 3. The rotary folders 21b and main cutters20?) are so positioned as to cooperate with the one page wide webmembers running down over the former. If the top web is printed incolors, there can be a plurality of sections printed, 25 the outsidepages of each section being in color.

It will also be noted that in this type of ma chine the plate cylinders4b are on a higher level than the impression cylinders 31) and byconstructing the perfecting units in this manner, it is possible to usesliding boXes for adjusting the impression cylinders, thus saving timeand effort in adjusting form rollers.

Fig. 5 illustrates a smaller type of press,

35 normally 12 pages, adapted to be expeditiously increased to.a 24-pagepaper capacity if desired and embracing two sets of perfecting units twopages wide. The said units are driven by main drive shaft 610 and gearedsimilar to shafts 65 and 66 to shafts 7 0 and 71 and similarly geared tothe respective perfecting units except that shafts 70 and 71 arerecessed at their upper ends as at 7 2, so as toreceive a complementalend of an addi- 45. tional section of shaft for similarly operatingadditional perfecting units mounted above the perfecting units shown insaid Fig. 5 without material structural changes where it is desired toincrease the capacity of the paper as above stated. In this type ofmachine the perfecting units are two pages wide whereas the supplementcutters 23c and 240 and the rotary cutters and folders 20c and 210 areone page wide, the perfecting units, cutters and folders being inparallellism. The main full speed perfecting unit A perfects full speedweb 1, said web then passing between roller 7 and slitter 73. from whichpoint half of the. web will pass downward and around roller- 7 where itwill be given two quarter turns over suitably positioned angle bars 74and 75 to align the web member 10 with the single width rotary folder210, the web passing around roller 70 and between rollers 190 to 5rotary folder 210 as heretofore described.

The other half passing around roller 7 and rollers 70 to forwardingrollers 190'and to rotary folder 210 as heretofore described. It will beobserved that the supplement one page wide web 20 is perfected by oneplate 50 and one impression cylinder 60, one side of the web passingthrough said perfecting unit, the web being perfected on one end of saidplate cylinder 50 passing over guide roller 7 c, then it is given twoquarter turns by angle bars 8 and 8, thence over guide rollers 7 0, andagain to perfecting unit B, where the other side is perfected by theopposite end of the printing plate cylinder, the web then passing over72', 7d, and 76, between the upper and lower half page wide sections ofweb 1, and to supplement cutters 23a and 240 to be inserted between thesaid main web sections as heretofore described.

In this connection it will be observed that a second rotary folder 210may be positioned adjacent the first folder at a slightly higher leveland that theupper web or webs may be led as shown in dotted outline tosaid second rotary folder, and the folded sections from the two foldersassembled by rollers 470, carried through guide 480 to second folder500, adjacent stop 5190, as previously described, said folder blade 500being driven by gear train 620 from one of the rotary folders 210 in thegeneral manner heretofore described, the product after receiving a halfpage fold being deposited by delivery mechanism D as in the previousinstances.

It will thus be seen that the supplement perfecting unit B will run atfull speed or half speed and comprises only one impression and one platecylinder to perfect both sides of a one page web. The web 2?) will beprinted on one side by two plates (not shown) lying around thecircumference of the plate cylinder with columns lengthwise thereof. Theprinted web will then be given two quarter turns on angle bars 8 and 8so as to position the web to have its reverse side perfected by twoadditional plates lying around the circumference of the plate cylinderat its other end, as above described.

If desired at any time to increase the number of pages on this machineit is practical to place a 4-page perfecting unit on a higher level thanperfecting unit B. To increase the number of pages by 8 a perfectingunit can be placed above perfecting unit A. This is a very practical wayto increase the size of the machine either 4, 8 or 12 pages, and bybuilding three decks of perfecting units there could bean added increaseof 4, 8 or 12 pages. The above machine has no idle perfecting units inany combination and it will also print and fold a multiple of two pagesup to the full capacity of the machine.-

It is obvious that where moregprefecting units add more pages to the pap ei' there can be another single width rotary folder 210 and a egreat.-cost, and inconvenience as is prevalentv V with-the types ofpresses heretofore in use.

' of a plurality of full speed perfecting units v m a v that I havedesigned a printing press adapted main cutter o added as desired, theassembling of the sections being similar'to the forms heretoforedescribed.

Fig. 7 shows a modification of a gear train 62d, which may be employedin'connection with a modified form of machine shown in Fig. 3 fordriving the rotary folder and half speed perfecting unit B throughsaidrotary folder 21d.

From the above description it is apparent to employ printing plates withcolumns lengthwise of the cylinders with all cutter and rotary folderunits in one page wide alignment, so that the general position of'saidparts need not be changed irrespective of form which direction a seriesof perfecting units may extend andthe forwarding, cutting and folding,and assembling devices,

are so located with respect to each other that no tapes-are required andthe webs travel a v minimum of distance in the printing of'thenewspaper. Likewise my invention is'adapted to be utilized 'inconnectionwith printing of different sizedne'wspaper's, so that the capacity ofthe various types of presses-may be .increased by the addition ofperfecting and foldingunits at'a minimum of labor and expense andwithout the necessity of discarding one type of. machine for a differenttype at Although in practice I have .found that the in of my inventionillustrated in the accompanying drawings and referred to in theabove'descriptiomas the preferred embodiment',;is the most eflicient andpractical; yet

realizing the conditions concurrent with the adoption of my inventionwill necessarily vary, I desire to emphasize that various minorchangesin details of construction, proportion and arrangement of parts, ;may beresorted to within the scope of the appended claims withoutdepartingfrom or sacrificing anylof the principles of this invention.

aving thus described my invention, what I desire protected by LettersPatent is as set forth in the following claims:

1. A printing machine comprising four full speed first rotary folders inparallel alignment, four full speed main cutters, each adapted tocooperate with its respective ro- -tai-y folder, a plurality ofhalfspeed supplement cutting devices cooperating with said rotaryfolders, assembling means associated .with. the rotary folders, and twosecond folder devices oppositely positioned and at right.v

angleswith respect to the rotary folders with which they are adapted t6cooperate. 2-. A printing machine, the combination 7 having columnslying across the plate cylinders, a supplement perfecting unit adaptedrun at full speed or half speed and having columns across the platecylinders, a former coperating with said perfecting units,

slitting means associated with said former, a supplement angle baradjacent said former, a plurality of rotary folders and corres o-ndingnumber of main cutters mounted ow said former, a half speed supplementcutting device cooperating with'one of said rotary folders, anassembling device cooperating with both roary folders, and a secondfolder device associated with said assembling de-' vice and positionedat right angles thereto, substantially as described. I

3. A printing-machine in combination comprising a pair of two-page wideformers, a plurality of slitting means associated with said formers,.asupplement angle bar cooperating with each of said formers, a half speedsupplement cutting device operatively associatedwith each angle bar,four single width full speed rotary folders cooperating with ,four maincutters, an assembling device adjacent to said rotary folders and secondfolder devices at rightangles to said rotary fold-- ers and vice.

4. A printing machine comprising in com-.

associating with said assembling de bination atwo-page wide, former,means associated with said former for. slitting a plurality of webs, asingle width full speed first rotary folder and associated" main cuttercooperating with "said former, a-ihalf speed single widthsuppleinentcutti'ng device above said main cutter and rotary folder, asupplement angle bar above said supplement cutter, means for runningcertain ofsaid web members on opposite sides of thehalf speed sup:

bination a two-page wide former and anglebar below said former, asupplement cutting device below said angle bar, a main full speed firstrotary folder and main cutter below said supplement cutting device, anda second folder at right angles tosaid, first rotary plement cutter,means. for associating and' folder and means interconnecting saidfolders for conveying and directing the sheets from said rotaryfolder tosaid second folder.

6. Aprinting machine comprising in combination a two-page Wide former,web slitting means cooperating with .said former, an angle bar belowsaid former, a half speed supplement cutting device below said anglebar, two singlewidth. full speed first" rotary folders and complementalmain cutting devices cooperating with said former, a half speedsupplement cutting device cooperatmg with one of said rotary folders, anassembling device operatively associated with both rotary folders, asecond folder device at right angles to said assembling device, and idemeans interconnecting said rotary and second folders.

7. A printing machine comprising four full speed first rotary folders inparallel alignment, four full speed main cutters, each adapted tocooperate with its respective rotary folder, a half speed cutting andinserting means cooperating with one of the said rotary folders andcutters, another half speed cutting and inserting means cooperating withanother rotary folder and cutting means, two assembling devicescooperating with said rotary folders, two opposite second folder devicesat right angles to and associated with said assembling devices, sheetforwarding devices cooperating with said assembling devices, aswitchassociated with the forwarding devices, said switch being adjustable toforward two first folded sections to one second folder device and theother two first folder sections to the opposite second folder device,said switch also being adjustable to forward three, and also four firstfolded sections to one second folder device.

8. A printing machine adapted to perfect one two-page wide full speedweb having columns across said web, means for slitting said web into twosingle webs, a former cooperating with the single width webs, a maincutter and rotary folder below said former, an angle-bar, half speedcutting and inserting devices located between the said former and saidrotary folder for cutting and inserting half speed sheets between thesaid two single width webs below said former, means for forwarding thesaid two single width main webs on opposite sides of said anglebar andhalf speed cutting and inserting devices, means for forwarding the twosingle width webs to the main cutter and rotary folder, means forperfecting said single width half speed web with columns across saidweb, means for forwarding said web to the angle-bar, said angle-baradapted to align the said half speed web with the half speed cutter, anda second folder operatively associated with the maincutter and folderfor folding the sheets with one half speed sheet in each paper.

9. A rinting machine comprising means for perfidcting a plurality offull speed webs havm columns across said webs, a former and sllttingmeans cooperating with the perfected webs, a full speed cutter and firstrotary folder cooperating with the said former, means for associatingthe erfected webs below the former in single ai ment and forwarding sameto the full spee cutter and the first rotary folder, means for perfectmga single width full speed web having co umns across said web, means foraligning said web with the associated webs below the former, means forforwarding-the web to the full speed cutter and first rotary folder,half speed cutting and inserting means operating above the said fullspeed cutter and first rotary folder and below the former for cuttingand inserting half speed sheets be-- tween the single width main webs,means for perfecting ahalf speed single width supplement webhavingcolumns across said web,

means for aligning said web with the half speed cutter and forwarding itthereto, a second folder cooperating with the fir-strotary folder,whereby the full speed sheets are folded with a half speed sheet in eachpaper.

10. A printing machine comprising means --for perfecting aplurality offull speed webs having columns across said webs, a former and slittingmeans cooperating with the perfected webs, two full speed cutters, andtwo first rotary folders, each adapted to cooperate with its respectiverotary folder, a half speed cutter operating above one of the full speedcutters and one of the said rotary folders, and below the former, meansfor associating the single width webs below the said former, means forforwardin some of the single width webs to the one full speed cutter,and the other single width webs to the other full speed cutter, meansfor perfecting a single width. half speed web having columns across saidweb, means for aligning said half speed web with said half speed cutter,means for perfecting a single width full speed web with columns across,means for aligning said web with the single width webs running to one ofthe full speed cutters, an assembling device cooperating with saidrotary folders, and a second folder device cooperating with saidassembling device.

11. A printing machine comprising means for perfecting a full speed weba plurality of pages in width having columns across said web, means forslitting the web into single width web members to run face to face, afull speed cutter and first rotary folder in operative relation to thealigned web mem-v bore, a half speed cutter, and inserting deviceslocated between the aligned web members traveling to the full speedcutter, means for perfecting a single width web having columns acrosssaid web, said perfecting means having a printing plate area of onlyfour plates, said perfecting means adapted to run at full speed or halfspeed, means for forwarding and aligning the said web be tween saidaligned web members in position to lead to the half speed cutter andfull speed cutter, a second folder in operative relation to said firstrotary folder and in substantial longitudinal alignment therewith.

12. In a printing machine comprising full speed perfecting units havingcolumns across the plate cylinders, supplement perfecting unitsadapted-torun'at full speed or half speed with columns across the platecylinders,

a former and slitting means cooperating with the sald units, a-maincutter and rotary folder below said former, half speed cutting sociatedwith said folder.

13. A printing machine in combination comprising a .pair of Q-page wideformers,

a plurality of slitting means associated with said formers, four fullspeed cutters, below said formers, four first rotary folders, eachcooperating with its respective full speed cuts ter, an angle bar,-andhalf'speedcutting and inserting devices located betweenione of the fullspeed cutters and one of the said formers,

, a second angle bar, and half speed cutting and inserting deviceslocated between the other former and one of the said full speedcutters,- a plurality of assembling means cooperating with said rotaryfolders, two opposite second folder dcvicesa't right angles to andcooperating with said assembling means, and an adjustable switch inoperative relation with respect to said assembling means, whereby theproduct is directed from the rotary folder to the second folders insubstantially a horizontal plane. I

14. A printing machine in combination comprising a pair of two page wideformers, a plurality of slitting means associated with saidformers, twoinside and two outside full speed cutters below said formers, four fullspeed first rotary folders, each cooperating with its respective fullspeed cutter, an an 1e bar, and half speed cutting and inserting evicescooperating with one of said outside full 7 speed cutters below saidformer, a second angle bar, and a'half speed cutting and insertingdevices cooperating with the other outside full speed cutter below theother former, a plurality of assembling means cooperating with saidfirst rotary folders, two opposite second folder-devices cooperatingwith and at right angles to said assembling means,- means for perfectinga plurality of webs, an auxiliary means for perfecting a web incolors,means for associating the webs in single alignment below said formers,an

adjustable switch cooperatingvwith-theassembling means, saidcfiull.speed cutters and rqtary folders adapts Ltmt and fold four sections withthe'outside sheetsof each section in colors-means for assembling two ofthe sections and forwarding them to a secv 0nd folder device, meansiorassembling the other two sections and forwarding them to the otheropposite second folder device, said second folder devices adapted tofold the respective assembled sections across the creases of their firstfolds.

- 15. A' printing machine in combination comprising a plurality of fullspeed Webperfecting units, one of said units adapted to perfect itsrespective webin colors, a pair of 2-page wide formers, a plurality ofmeans associated with the formers for slitting said webs into aplurality'of onepage wide webs,

means for associating the perfected webs below the formers in singlewidth superposed relation, two full speed cutters and associated rotaryfolders below each former, an angle bar and half speed cuttingv andinserting device located between each of said formers, and a respectiverotary folder,'oppositely positioned second folders below saidsupplement cutters and full speed rotary folders, an assembling meansinterconnecting said-second folders and cooperating with each of therespective first rota-ryfl folders, the two rotary folders cooperatingwith the respective formers adapted to fold two sections with the out-.'

side pages of each section in colors, means for directing two of saidfirst folded sections to onesecond folder and means for directing J theother two sections to the other second folder, said second foldersadapted to fold the respective assembled sections across the crease ofthe first fold.

16.-A printing machine comprising main full speed perfecting meansaplurality of pages in width having columns across, a 4- page perfectingmeans having a printing plate area of only 4 plates for perfecting asingle widthweb adapted to run at full speed or half speed havingcolumns across the web, the main perfecting means and said-pageperfecting means located in tandem relation close to the floorline, a full speedcutter and first rotary folder in operative relationto said perfecting means, a half speed cutter and inserting devicescooperating with the full speed cutter, means for slitting the main webinto single width Web members, means for aligning the Web members, meansfor selectively forwarding certain of said webvmem= here on oppositesides of the half speed cutter and inserting devices to said full speedcutter, means for forwarding and aligning the single width web betweencertain of the aligned Web members in position for forwarding said webvto the half speed cutter and full speed cutter, and a second folderdevice cooperating with said first rotary folder.

17. A printing machine in combination. comprising means for perfecting aplurality of fullspeed webs having columns across'said webs, a means forperfecting a l-page wide half speed supplement web having columns I edto one second folder from one former, and

with said formers for cutting the webs into one page wide webs, meansfor associating the webs in single alignment below said formers, asupplement angle bar below each of said formers, a half speed supplementcutting device operatively associated with each angle bar, two singlewidth full speed rotary folders and complemental main cutters below eachformer, means fordirecting certain of the webs from each former inembracin relation with respect to its respective ang e bar andsupplement cutting and inserting de vices, means for forwarding theembracing webs with a supplement sheet in each section to one of saidrotary folders, means for for warding certain of the full speed websfrom each former to the remaining first folders and cutters, anassembling device cooperating with said rotary folders, second folderdevices at right angles to said rotary folders and associated with saidassembling device, whereby two first folded sections with a supplementsheet in one of said sections is directtwo sections with an insert sheetin one of A said sections is directed from the other former to theopposite second folder, said switch being selectively operable to directfour sections with a supplement sheet in two of the sections to onesecond folder.

18. A printing machine comprising means for perfecting a plurality ofmain full speed webs a plurality of pages in width, means for perfectingtwo one-page wide half speed supplement webs, two Q-page wide formersassociated with said main webs, slitting means for cutting said websinto single width webs,

means below the former for associating said webs in single widthalignment, two single width rotary folders and associated cutters beloweach of said formers, an angle bar and half speed cutting and insertindevice intermediate each former and one 0 its associated rotary folders,means for directing certain of the webs from each former around itsrespective angle bar and supplement cutting device in embracing relationwith respect thereto, means for directing the embracing webs with asupplement sheet in each section to one of said rotary folders from eachof said formers, means for directing the remaining webs from each of theformers to its respective remaining rotary folder, said means beingselective to direct all of such remaining webs to one of said rotaryfolders, an assembling means associated with said rotary foldersadjacent the floor line, oppositely positioned second folder devices atright angles to said rotary folders associated with said assernmeans fordirecting the entire product to one second folder.

19. A printing machine comprising means for perfecting a plurality ofmain full speed webs, a plurality of pages in width, means forperfecting a one-page 'wide half speed supplement web, two 2-page wideformers associated with said main web, slitting means for cutting saidweb into single width webs,

means below the former for associating said vice, means associated withsaid assembling device for assembling the product from two of saidrotary folders and directing it in a 1 substantially longitudinal planeto one second folder, and the product frem the other two rotary folderssimilarly to the. other second folder. c I

20. A printing machine comprising means for perfecting a plurality offull speed webs a plurality of pages in width, two spaced apart fourpage perfecting devices provided each with a printing area of fourplates and adapted to perfect two single width webs, and geared tooperate at full speed or half speed, means for slitting the plural pagewide webs into a plurality of single width webs, a plurality of firstrotary folders, a plurality of full speed cutting devices, eachcooperating with its respective rotary folder, means for aligning theplurality ofsin le width webs in use and forwarding to sai cutters, andmeans for aligning one of the single width full speed webs if in usewith said plurality of single width webs and forwarding to one of saidcutters, a half speed cutting means cooperating with one of said fullspeed cutters, means for aligning and forwarding the half speed singlewidth web to said half speed cutting means when in use independently offull speed webs, inserting means between one of said full speed cuttingdevices and said half speed cutting means, an assembling meanscooperating with said first rotary folders and a second folder meansadapted to old a plurality of first folded gecltiions together acrossthe crease of the first 21. A printing 'machine comprising full speedperfecting devices adapted to rint black and color, web slitting means,an full speed web. turning devices cooperating with said web perfectingdevices, full speedcutting means in operative relation to said turningdevices, said cutting means being adapt- -coniprising full speed mainperfectingde-i V "vices,,a" form'er cooperating therewith, a full speedcutting means and rotary folder. below ed to cut longsheets, a firstrotary folder cooperating with said cutting means, a second folder inoperative relation to .saidrotary folder, means for aligning a pluralityof single width webs running from said turn- -m'eans and full speedcutting means, said half speed cutting means being adapted to cut shortsheets, means for perfecting a half speed single width web andforwarding to said angle bar and half speed cutting means, means .forinserting short sheets between said Webs, means for carrying long andshort sheets, said folders being adapted for folding said sheets withone short sheet folded between long sheets in each paper.

22. The combination of the class described said-former, a half speedcutting means operating-above said full speed cutting means,

- 'in'sertin'g' means between said half speed and said full-speedcutting'means, a supplement angle bar and web guiding means operatingabove said half speed cutting means and outside of said former, asupplement perfecting. means having a printing area of four platesadapted to perfect a single widthweb at full speed or half speed, webguiding means parallel to said supplement perfecting means adapted toguide said web to said angle bar and web guiding means outside of saidformer when operating said web at half speed and also effective toguide-said web inside of main webs running to said former when said webis operating at full speed...

23. The combination of the class described comprising full speed mainperfecting devices, a former cooperating therewith, a full speed cuttingcylinder and rotary folder below said former, a half speed cuttingcylinder operating above said full speed cutting cylinder, said cuttingcylinders being equicircumferential, inserting means between saidcutting cylinders, supplement web turning means and web guiding meansoperating above said half speed cutting cylinder and outside of saidformer, a perfecting means geared to operate at full speed or halfspeed,

web guiding meanspar'allel to said perfecting means adapted to guide ahalf speed single width web to said supplement web turning means and webguiding means outside of said former when operating at half speedaudalso effective to .-guide the web from said perfecting, means tosaidformer when-opcrating at full speed. i

24. The'combination ofthe class described comprising web slitting meansand former, a full speed cutting means below said former, means forforwarding a plurality-of 'full speed single width web members from saidformer to said cutting means, means for aligning a full speedslnglewidth web with said cutting means and forwarding. thereto independentlyof said former, half speed cutting means located between said webmembers and said single width web, means for aligning a half speedsingle width web with said half speed cutting means andforwardingthereto independently of said former, inserting means between said fullspeed cuttingjmeans and said half speed cutting means, folderdevicescooperating with sai cutting means.

- 25. The combination of the class described comprising a plurality ofweb slitting means and a' plurality of full speed web turning-devicesadapted to carry a plurality of single width web members and in additionthereto, a single width web, full speed cutting means in operativerelation to said turning devices,

folder 1 devices cooperating: with said 'full.

speed cutting means, said cutting means being adapted to out longsheets, half speed cutting means and a supplement angle bar opcratingabove said full speed cutting-means,

with one web printed in color, a perfecting 'means geared tooperateat'full speed or half speed, a former cooperatin with full speed webs, afull speed cutter an rotary folder below said former, a half speedcutter and angle bar operating above said full speed-cutter, insertinmeans between saidhalf' speed cutter and ull speed cutter, a second fullspeed cutter and rotary folder parallel to said first named cutter androtary folder and geared to turn in the-same direction, an assemblymeans cooperating with said rotary folders, said second folder meanscooperating. with said assembling means, means for slitting said-full seed webs into single width webs and forwarding and associating thembelow-said former with the two outside single width webs printed incolor, means for forwarding one of the outside and inside webs from saidformer to one'of said full speed cutters and means for forwarding theother ou'lside and inside webs from said form at I gle half speed cutterif in use being adapted to cut short sheets, said full speed cuttersbein adapted to out long sheets, said rotary fo ders being adapted tomake the first fold of said sheets, means for assemblin the first foldedsections, said second fol er being adapted to fold together theassembled sections the outside sheet of the outside section and theinside sheet of the'other section being printed in color.

27. A printing machine of the class described comprising a plurality offull speed perfecting devices, a perfecting device adapted to operate atfull speed or half speed, web slitting means and a former cooperatingwith full speed perfecting devices, a plurality of angle barscooperating with a full speed perfecting device and a half speedperfecting device, said angle bars being adapted to give two webs onequarter turn independently of said former, a plurality of guide rollersoutside of said former, a full speed cutting meansbelow said former,said cut ting means being adapted to cut long sheets, folding devicescooperating with said full speed cutting means, a half speed cuttingmeans adapted to cut short sheets, inserting means between said halfspeed cuttin means and said full speed cutting means, an means forinserting one short sheet between long sheets for each paper folded bysaid folding devices.

28. A printing machine comprising full speed perfecting means aplurality of pages in width, adapted to perfect athree page width web, aplurality of web slitting devices and a plurality of full speed webturning devices cooperating with said web, a fu speed cutting meanscooperating with said turning devices, folder devices cooperating withsaid full speed'cutting means, said cutting means being adapted to cutlong sheets, means for slitting said web-into three single width Webmembers, and means for aligning said web members to run face to face,and means for forwarding to said cutting means, a half speed cutter andanglebar located between said web members, 1nserting' means between saidhalf speed cutter and said full speed cutting means, means forperfecting a half speed single width web, and means for forwarding sameto said angle bar and half speed cutter, independently of saidfull-speed web turning devices,

said half speed cutter. being adapted to cut short sheets, means forinserting said sheets between said web members and means for cuttinglong sheets, means for carrying said long sheets and said short sheetsto said folder devices which are adapted to fold together a plurality oflong sheets with interposed short sheet in each paper.

, 29. A printing machine ,comprising web slitting means and a former, afull speed cutter and folder devices below said former,

a half speed cutter and angle bar operating above-sald full speedcutter, full speed dc rollers spaced apart below the former a apted toprovide ample space between the sin le width webs running from saidformer or said half speed cutter and angle bar, said guide rollers beingadapted to guide said web to said full speed cutter, said angle barbeing adapted to align the half speed web with said half speed cutterindependently of said former, said full speed cutter being adapted toout long sheets, said half speed cutter'being adapted to cut shortsheets, in-

30. The combination of the class described comprising web slitting meansand former,

full speedcutting means below said former, means for forwarding fullspeed single width webs from said former to said cutting means, meansfor aligning a full speed single width web with said cutting means andforwarding thereto, a half speed cutting means and angle bar locatedbetween said first named webs and last named web; and folder devices inoperativerelation to said cutting means.

31. In a printing machine comprising full speed perfecting devices, webslitting means and a plurality of full speed web turning devicescooperating with said perfecting devices, full speed cutting meanscooperating with said web turning devices adapted to cut long sheets, aplurality of folder devices cooperating with said cutting means, firstfolder devices being parallel to said cutting Q means, means foraligning a plurality of full speed single width webs running from saidturners, means for forwarding said single width webs to'said full speedcutting means,

half speed cutting means and angle bar 10- cated between said singlewidth webs, said half speed cutting means being adapted to i cut shortshoots, inserting means between full speed cutting means and half speedcutting means, means for perfecting a single width web and forwardingsame to eaid angle but and said half speed cutting means, means forinserting short sheets between said single width webs, said folderdevices being adapt ed for folding said sheets with oneshort sheetfolded between long sheets in .each

paper.

JOHN A. BOYCE.

